Turbulence characteristics of tumble flow in a four-valve engine

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-243

  Kang, Kern Y ^a   Baek, Je H ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Machine and Materials   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cycle resolved analysis; Intake port; Internal combustion engine; LDV measurement; Tumble flow; Turbulence intensity; Turbulence scales

Indexed keywords

LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CYCLE-RESOLVED ANALYSIS; TUMBLE FLOW;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0032216399     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(98)10023-7     Document Type: Article

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